Press for making mops



R. L. HORSLEY PRESS FOR MAKING MOPS Filed Sept. 21. 1929 Oct. 11, 1932.

Patented Oct. 11, 1932 PATENT OFFICE ROBERT L. HORSLEY, F MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE PRESS FOR MAKING MOPS Application filed September 21, 1929. Serial No. 394,246.

The invention relates to improvementsin machines for manufacturing mops, such as have the yarn clamped against the end face of the handle; and the objects of the improvements are, first, to provide a simple, ef-

ficient press for simultaneously compressing a section of yarn in a wire loop or the like and against the end of a handle, and bringing the ends of the loop into position for attach- 1 ment to the sides of the handle; second, to pro vide a convenient means for laying a bundle of yarn for armop in a wire loopwithout interference from the ends of the wire loop,

and for holding said loopin position, with the view of attaching the mop to a handle therewith.

One form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective of the complete press, and showing a handle disposed for clamping over the press head and a wire loop placed in the head; Fig. 2, a perspective of the base of the press and erections thereon, and showing parts movable for producing pressure; Fig. 3, a perspective of the press head having two pairs of grooved standards holding two wire loops in combination therein; and Fig. 4, the press head as shown in Fig. 1, and showing the relation of the wire loop to the handle when the press is operated.

Referring to the figures by numerals, the base of the press 1, has rising from its surface, lugs 2 2, ribbed member 3, extending to one side, and inclines or cams 4 4. An angular arm 5, rigidly attached to ribbed member 3, extends upward and returns over the center of the base 1, and terminates in a clamping member for holding a mop handle in vertical suspension over the press head, the said clamping member comprising lug 6, sliding block 7, and cam and lever 8 fulcrumed on stud-bolt 9.

A horizontal frame 10, centrally located over the base, is screwed to lugs 2 2 and ribbed member 3, and has reel posts 11 11. located on opposite sides of the frame, and knives 12 12, held in said posts for cutting yarn wound on the posts. For convenience of taking hold of the yarn in cutting same,

. the parts of the frame receiving the posts are dropped below the normal level of the frame. The posts are made in two parts for clamping the knives between, and have their top ends extended outward above the knives.-

Two, or four, standards 13 13, having lon- 0-3 gitudinal grooves 14 14 in their inner faces, are secured, transverse the real formed by posts 11 11, on opposite sides of a hole bored through the center of frame 10, and are spaced apart for receiving a wire loop, with the sides of said loop hidden in grooves 14 14, and for receiving a mop handle end and a section of mop material between their faces, with the mop material partly included in the wire loop. The standards are made tall enough to hold a sufficient amount of the yarn, which will usually pile up above the hidden ends of the wire loop.

The combination of standards 13 13 with base 10 is the proper arrangement in the present press, but said standards may be combined with any base suitable for the purpose as required, or forattachment to a press of difl'erent form.

A horizontal bar 15, carries a Vertical rod 16, shown clearly in Fig. 2, and has one end overlapping One of the cams, 4, and the other end extending over and past the other cam,

4, and prolonged in a handle for rotating the bar about the rod 16 as an axis. The rod extends through a hole bored in the center of the base and the hole between the standards in the center of the frame.

When the bar 15 is rotated (shown in Fig. 2) it will rise on the cams 4 4, and the rod 16 will rise against the bottom of the wire loop placed between the standards 13 13, the movement of the rod being the means for compressing the yarn in the wire loop and against the end of the handle, and for bringing the ends of the loop clear of the standards.

To operate the press, a suitable loop is placed, open end up, between the standards (see Fig. 1), with thesides and ends of the loop hidden in the grooves, then the yarn for the mop is laid in, with its middle between the standards and partly included in the wire loop. A mop handle is suspended over the loop and yarn, in the clamping member, with its bottom end between the top ends of the standards. The bar is then rotated, compressing the yarn against the end of the handle and in the loop, and bringing the ends of the loop clear of the standards, and alongside the handle for attachment thereto.

The mop is then completed by attaching the wire loop to the handle by the use of certain tools, as tongs or pliers, in the hands of the operator. The ends of the wire loop being turned at substantially right angles to the sides are made to pierce the sides of the mop handle in the usual manner.

If the yarn is previously cut to length the reel will not be needed, but if taken from a tube a sutlicient amount is wound onto the posts and passed between the standards and cut apart with the knives after being attachedto the handle.

Two pairs of standards are employed in the press head when it is required to use two wire loops in combination in the mop head (see Fig. 3), and also two pairs of reel posts are employed if needed.

' In the press just described, the rod 16 is moved upward between the standards 13 13, to accomplish the pressure, but it is obvious that like results would be obtained if the rod remained stationary and the standards and the mop handle were depressed.

I claim:

1. A press of the class described, comprising standards spaced apart and secured on a base, said standards having longitudinal grooves in the inner faces thereof for receiving the sides of a wire loop placed between the standards, means for holding a handle in rigid vertical suspension over said wire loop, and means for forcing the wire loop upward between the standards to a position where it may be attached to said handle.

2. A press of the class described, comprising a base, a frame supported at a distance above said base, standards spaced apart and secured on opposite sides of the center of said frame, and having longitudinal grooves in the inner faces for receiving the sides of a wire loop placed between the standards, means for holding a mop handle in rigid vertical suspension over said wire loop with its end between the top ends of the standards, a vertical rod having its top end between the standards, and passing through the base and frame, and means between said base and frame for forcing said rod upward to force said loop upward to a position where it may be attached to said handle.

3. In a device of the character described, a frame for holding a wire loop to permit assembling the mop yarn therein, said frame comprising standards spaced apart and secured on a base, said standards having longitudinal grooves in the inner faces thereof for receiving the sides of the wire loop placed between the standards, the depth of said grooves being suflicient to encompass the free ends of said sides, whereby placing of yarn in said loop, precedent to attachment to the mop handle, may readily be accomplished.

4. In a device of the character described, a frame for holding wire loops to permit the assembling of the mop yarn therein, said frame comprising standards spaced apart and secured on a base, said standards having means connected therewith for holding the sides and protecting the ends of a wire loop placed in said frame, whereby placing of the yarn in said loop, precedent to attachment to the mop handle, may readily be accomplished.

ROBT. L. HORSLEY. 

